Last week FatVictim Videos posted this edit of Shintaro. The footage is from the Six Sense 2011 contest which was presented by the indonesian LevelBike.co. Shintaro won the contest followed by two local riders.

Flatland Open
1st Shintaro Misawa
2nd Andy Gopex
3rd Ais

Check that out, the Frechies put an english flag on their cover! Let's see what we can find inside ART #6:

- Rebel Jam Report
- La Reunion Show
- Joris Bretagnolles Bikecheck
- 'Ask Chase Gouin Everything'
- Face: George Manos
- Lee Musselwhite Show report

.. and much more! Further information: artbmxmag.com

Today we stumbled across Jungle Rider team member Navid Saleki's website. Check: http://www.navidsaleki.eu 

Maybe Navid is not the busiest blogger in the world but we added his site to our Live Feed so you don't miss his updates. Do you run a flatland website that should be listed in our Live Feed? Email us: info@global-flat.com

This weeks DiversionTV Cinema Pick is a classic! It's the first Diversion Video Magazine. That issue started the series ten years ago and lead to DiversionTV. Check out “The Factory” scene in Norway! Wondering if those guys are still there..

Paulo comes across as being a man of few words, but this is often the way with flatlanders, especially creative ones (see Paulo’s work comments later).  I think like a lot of us, Paulo lets his riding do the talking.  The best thing that comes across to me is that Paulo rides for fun and friendship, which is a very admirable trait we should all be aiming for…

Oh, and there’s plenty of great videos too!

Interview: Paulo Gepulango of the Phillipines

Wondering what Kotaro is up to these days? Here is a Japanese documentary about him. We believe it's a TV production but we haven't found a lot of information. Can someone fill us in with some details?

Bad news! The Circle Cow is canceled. Here is what Pascal sent us: "We have lost 2 main sponsors the last week and we tried to do our best to find another one. But unfortunately, it was impossible in a short time. Cancel this contest is a hard decision for us. But we hope you will understand us. We are all volunteers; we don't do it for money, but for passion and for you. The Circle Cow is an event organized by riders for riders. We cannot afford to organize a pure contest without enough budget. You know all how the Circle Cow is and we cannot make as well as other years. We would like to thank KHE for their support, the only brand which was ok to give us money. We hope we could work with KHE for 2013. We thought last year it was time to do a little break, and now we think it's the right moment. The idea is to come back with a good edition with more time to organize it. We would like to apologize if you book a hotel room or flight ticket. Thank you for your comprehension and hope we will see you in 2013."

It's summer in Australia and the first round of this years DownUnderGround series will take place next month in Sydney. The date is February 25 and you'll find the poster and further information here in our event section.

Ok, you social people out there, we give Google+ a second try! The first global-flat page was suspended for reasons that only Google understands ;-) But we did our homework so this time it's going to work! See you on Google+ or Facebook or Twitter or Tumblr or just drop us one of those good old emails!

Jeremy dropped us his latest edit on Facebook. The man is making progress: Progression edit 2012

It seems like there are many flatland school events in Japan at the moment. Here is a report on the Decade Okayama school last weekend and this weekend there was an event in Nagoya with 40 participants. If you have some free time on your then organize this type of event on your city. We believe it's something that can really help our sport to grow!

Lee Musselwhite is now riding for Gumball3000 Apparel and Veho. Click here for further information. 

Last but not least more photos and a new video of the One Love Jam have been posted.

Some time ago we already mentioned the new Ares AY FLT handlebar. It's a really nice looking bar. Now Ares released some more information. The black version weighs 680g = 1.5lbs and the chrome version is a little bit heavier with 700g = 1.55lbs. Ares also started to make short videos of their new products which is quite a nice idea. On the left side you can see the AY FLT in action.

Speaking of Ares - they came up with a street frame as well called Naga. Click here if you're interested.